Breanna

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Breanna

Gender: Feminine
Language: English

Etymology:
Breanna is the modern English feminine form of Brian, the English form of an Old Irish name. It originally meant “High Hill.”

History:
Breanna is a modern feminization to the Gaelic name Brian (using the English and Latin “a” feminine ending, rather than the Gaelic “ag” feminine ending). It did not really appear until the 1980s.
Please see Brianna for more information.

Pronunciation: BREE-ann-ah.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.006 % named Breanna

Popularity of Breanna:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1980: N/A
1980-1990: 329th most popular.
1990: 119th most popular.
1991: 109th most popular.
1992: 100th most popular.
1993: 86th most popular.
1994: 86th most popular.
1995: 76th most popular.
1996: 74th most popular.
1997: 76th most popular.
1998: 77th most popular.
1999: 74th most popular.
2000: 82nd most popular.
2001: 94th most popular.
2002: 107th most popular.
2003: 105th most popular.